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Editorial
. 2024 Feb 2;29(2):e296-e297.
doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad284.

Challenging Rationality: Examining the Belief in Cure Among Patients With Advanced Incurable Cancers

Carlos Eduardo Paiva  1   2 , Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva  2
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Editorial

Challenging Rationality: Examining the Belief in Cure Among Patients With Advanced Incurable Cancers

Carlos Eduardo Paiva et al. Oncologist. .

Abstract

Citing a recently published study, this letter to the editor highlights again the critical role of prognostic awareness in the decision-making process for cancer therapeutics.

Keywords: cancer; cognitive biases; communication; perception of curability; prognosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors indicated no financial relationships.

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